Explore NZ Travel Blog

As well as providing a wide range of super-helpful travel resources for anyone planning a trip around New Zealand, we also like to throw in the occasional posts packed full of useless facts! You never know when you might find yourself in a pub quiz wondering just how far it is from the top of […]

New Zealand is well known for our amazing walking and hiking (or tramping as we Kiwis like to call it) opportunities. It’s one of the biggest drawcards, especially to people visiting from overseas. We love hiking so much, we even have a group of nine walks that are known as the Great Walks of New […]

Tipping is one of life’s conundrums. Wherever you travel in the world, there is always that awkward moment when you’re not 100% sure whether you should leave a tip or not. Here in New Zealand, tipping is definitely not expected in any sector but like most places, if you receive some truly outstanding service, a […]

Updated: 11 December 2019 It’s now 12 months since a new initiative was launched in New Zealand and over those 12 months here at GO Rentals, we have really embraced the pillars that underpin the Tiaki Promise. The Tiaki Promise is a commitment to care for New Zealand, now and for future generations. Tiaki means […]

One of the best ways to cap off a great day out in New Zealand is to drive to a beautiful spot to appreciate a glorious sunset. We think our sunsets are pretty hard to beat and to prove it, we decided to create a list of the best New Zealand sunset spots that are […]

With summer just around the corner, it’s time to start planning out your road trip adventures. If you need a little reminder of some of our most popular tourist destinations (as well as some of our more hidden gems), take our quickfire Top to Bottom quiz and see whether you’re a New Zealand Novice or […]

If you’re planning the ultimate road trip in New Zealand (in a GO Rentals car hopefully) you’ll be covering some decent distances during your adventures. Your fuel costs are going to be something you want to keep an eye on so we thought we’d help by passing on a few local tips so you can […]

We’ve been writing about adventuring and exploring different parts of our beautiful country for years now. In all that time, however, we realised we hadn’t published a list of the best things to do New Zealand. We’d covered individual cities and towns through our Complete Guides and blog posts, but not taken on NZ as […]